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HAWE.

DETAGHABLB SOLE.

'Patented Dec. 29, 1885.

(No Model.)

i UNITE STATES ATENT OFFICE.

MATTHEW HA`N E, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

DETACHABLE SOLE.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333,126, date& December29, 1885.

Application filed May 8, 1885. Serial Ne. 164343. (Ne model.)

.To all whom 't may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTHEW HAWE, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city l of New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDetachable Soles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to nake and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to detachable soles for boots or shoes; and thenovelty consists in, the Construction, arrangement, and adaptation ofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, and specificallypointed out in the claims.

It is well known that rubber extending over the upper of a boot or shoenot. only injures the leather of the upper, but heats, sweats, and drawsthe feet of the weare'r.

It frequently happens in large cities that for successive cloudy daysthe sidewalks and crossings are wet and covered with a black mud, eventhough no large quantity of rain falls in the meantime. Upon such andother occasions it is desirable to have a detachable rubber sole-onewhich will only engage and protect the sole upon the ball of the foot,and which may be readily applled and taken off. While sandals are aimedat such a purpose, they partly cover the u pper and would destroy thepolish of a fine boot, besides the more serious faults hereinbeforementioned. It is desired to produce a detachable sole which will not inany sense touch or interfere with the upper-one which for short outdoortrips may be put upon the foot without even afi'ecting a fine polish,one which will protect fine shoe-leather from permeating dampness, andwhich may be readily applied. I provide such a sole. I provide anupwardly-extending elastic fiange which will clanp the sole only of theboot by its inherent spring action, and only that portion of the solewhich is forward of the shank or inste'p. l provide means for clampingthe sole to the shank of the boot to hold it well back, and I providemeans for maintaining a proper tension upon the detachable sole ofrubber, having a roughened bottom, a, and an upwardly-extending edgefiange, a' with bead a This fiauge inclines inwardly when the materialis in a normal state, but is lel astic, and may be readily stretche overthe edges b of a bootsole, B. When thus passed over the edges of aboot-sole and released, the flange will spring inward and securely clampthe projecting sole. The rear portion of the sole inclines upward tocorrespond with the contour of ordinary foot-wear, and upon the upperinner surface of this portion I apply a spring-clamp, C, having hookedends or sides c, which are designed to engage the edges of the sole inthe shank of the boot.

In applying the detachable sole the toe of the boot is inserted betweenthe flanges a'and the sole pressed back, the fianges pressed out andover the edges of the sole, and one hook c having been engaged with theouter shank-edge of-the sole, the clamp C is sprung to throw the hooks cc apart. The sole then being pressed as far backward upon the boot aspossible, the other hook 0 is sprung over the inner edge of the shank.

In addition to these features I apply a strap, D, to the rear ends ofthe flanges d, which strap, passing around the rear of the boot andbeing flexible or elastic, will serve to maintain an increased tensionupon the fiange a' and add to its clamping qualities.

Parts of the invention may be used without the whole.

I may omit either the strap D or the clamp C, or both, andstill maintainthe gist of the invention and the essential features of advantagethereof.

The flange may be made to clanp the sole sufficiently to hold the partstogether without other aid.

Other modifications in details of Construc- IOO tion may be made withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of theinvention, the essential elements of which are a portable sole with anelastic sole engaging flange.

What I claim as new is-- 1. A detachable sole for foot-wear, having anclastic fiange extending from the shank portion continuonsly along eachside and around the toe portion, the said flange being of a depthcorresponding to that of the sole which it is to engage, and adapted tooverhang the edge of the sole, whereby the sole will be held detachablyto the boot or shoe by the inherent spring of the flange, as set forth.

2. A detachable sole, as A, having a flange, a', With head a of elasticmaterial, which normally inclines inwardly and is continuous upon thesides and around the front, and which may be Sprung over the edges ofthe sole of a boot or shoe, whereby the said sole will be held to thesole only of the boot or shoe by the inherent spring-clamping force ofthe fiange without covering any portion of the upper, as set forth.

3. A detachable sole, as A, having an elastic sole-engaging continuousflange, a', with bead a made in a single piece, and having at its rearportion a springclamp, C. with shank-engaging books c, combined andoperating as and for the purposes specified.

4. A detachable sole, as A, having an elastic sole-engaging fiange, a';combined with a strap, D, arranged to pass around the rea-r of the bootor shoe and to-naintan a tension upon the fiange a! to increase itsclampingspring. as specified.

5. The detachable sole described, consisting of the roughened body 'A a,having elastic flange a', With bead a the spring-clamp C, havingshank-engaging hooks c, and the strap D, for maintaining a tension onthe flange, as specified. i

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATTHEW HAWVE.

Witnesses:

WM. H. SLOAN, E. F. WILLIAMS.

